Articles by Bryan Wendell

All week, Arrowmen from across the country have been living it up at the National Order of the Arrow Conference in Bloomington, Ind., that ends today. What were they up to? The agenda included leadership

When the number of recipients of a particular square knot is so small that the BSA can publish the list in its entirety, you know you’re dealing with a prestigious award. Such is the case

Here’s a book that should be at the top of your summer reading list. No, it’s not the latest legal thriller by John Grisham or romance novel from Danielle Steel. It’s the new Boy Scout

The trees are green. The fish are jumping. The water is pleasant. It must be summer in the land of Friday's patch. Friday’s patch featured the pleasant green-and-blue hues that people in cooler climes associate

Flying fish, a tree-lined shore, and a snow-capped mountain—what sounds like a scene from an L.L. Bean catalog is actually the content of this week’s Name That Council challenge. We’ve altered the patch above to

Scouting’s diversity helps boys learn what it means to be an American. And the BSA embraces that fact by encouraging the growth of the program in underserved communities. That commitment became even more noticeable in

Two weeks ago, we blogged about troops that ban or limit cell phone use by their Scouts. Several of you responded with your reasons for forbidding their use at camp—from the wall of isolation they

We told you that Friday’s Name That Council patch belongs to the home council of a VIS—very important Scouter—and that was no exaggeration. In fact, none other than Chief Scout Executive Robert Mazzuca himself calls

We’ve got a special council for you this week. It’s the home council of a VIS (very important Scouter). We can’t tell you who it is, because we know you’d click over to Google and